Maori

Numbers in Maori
Tahi 1
Rua 2
Toru 3
Wha 4
Rima 5
Ono 6
Whitu 7
Waru 8
Iwa 9
Tekau 10

Tekau Ma Tahi 11
Tekau Ma Rua 12
Tekau Ma Toru 13
Tekau Ma Wha 14
Tekau Ma Rima 15
Tekau Ma Ono 16
Tekau Ma Whitu 17
Tekau Ma Waru 18
Tekau Ma Iwa 19
Rua Tekau 20

Rua Tekau Ma Tahi 21
Rua Tekau Ma Rua 22
Rua Tekau Ma Toru 23
Rua Tekau Ma Wha 24
Rua Tekau Ma Rima 25
Rua Tekau Ma Ono 26
Rua Tekau Ma Whitu 27
Rua Tekau Ma Waru 28
Rua Tekau Ma Iwa 29

toru tekau
toru tekau ma tahi
toru tekau ma rua
toru tekau ma toru
toru tekau ma wha
toru tekau ma rima
toru tekau ma ono
toru tekau ma whitu
toru tekau ma waru
toru tekau ma iwa

wha tekau
wha tekau ma tahi
wha tekau ma rua
wha tekau ma toru
wha tekau ma wha
wha tekau ma rima
wha tekau ma ono
wha tekau ma whitu
wha tekau ma waru
wha tekau ma iwa

rima tekau
rima tekau ma tahi
rima tekau ma rua
rima tekau ma toru
rima tekau ma wha
rima tekau ma rima
rima tekau ma ono
rima tekau ma whitu
rima tekau ma waru
rima tekau ma iwa

ono tekau
ono tekau ma tahi
ono tekau ma rua
ono tekau ma toru
ono tekau ma wha
ono tekau ma rima
ono tekau ma ono
ono tekau ma whitu
ono tekau ma waru
ono tekau ma iwa

whitu tekau
whitu tekau ma tahi
whitu tekau ma rua
whitu tekau ma trou
whitu tekau ma wha
whitu tekau ma rima
whitu tekau ma ono
whitu tekau ma whitu
whitu tekau ma waru
whitu tekau ma iwa

waru tekau
waru tekau ma tahi
waru tekau ma rua
waru tekau ma toru
waru tekau ma wha
waru tekau ma rima
waru tekau ma ono
waru tekau ma whitu
waru tekau ma waru
waru tekau ma iwa

iwa tekau
iwa tekau ma tahi
iwa tekau ma rua
iwa tekau ma toru
iwa tekau ma wha
iwa tekau ma rima
iwa tekau ma ono
iwa tekau ma whitu
iwa tekau ma waru
iwa tekau ma iwa

kotahi rua
mano 1000

Greetings

Ka kite ano
see you again

E noho ra
(Said by the person leaving to the person staying)

Haere ra
(Said by the person satying to the person leaving)

Ae
yes

Kao or Kaore
no

E ki ra!
Is that right

Aroha mai
Sorry

Me haere tatou
We’d better go

Me kai tatou
We’d better eat

Months

January- Kohi-tatea
February- Hui-tanguru
March- Poutu-te- rangi
April- Paenga-whawha
May- Haratua
June- Pipiri
July- Hongongoi
August- Heri-turi-koka
September- Mahuru
October- Whiringa-a-nuku
November- Whiringa-a-rangi
December- Hakihea

Where do the maori names from the month’s come from?
They came from the face of the moon. The moon changes it’s face every night.

Days of the week

Monday- Rahina
Tuesday- Ratu
Wednesday- Raapa
Thursday- Rapare
Friday- Ramere
Saturday- Rahoroi
Sunday- Ratapu

Saturday’s maori name means washing day.
Sunday’s maori name means Christ’s day. Where everyone goes off to church.

where is your family from?
no hea to whanau?


From where?
no hea


From...
no


Mother
mama

Father
papa

sister of female
tuakana of male tuahine

Brother of female
tungaine of older brother teina of younger brother tuakana

Aunt
whea

Uncle
matua keke

Cousin
kaihana

colours

red- whera
yellow- kowhai
blue- kohurangi
green- kakariki
black- pango
white- ma
brown- pakaka
pink- mawhera
orange- karaka
purple- tawa


He pai a Hoami ki a koe ?
do you like Hoami

Ae he pai a Hoami ki au?
yes i like Hoami

Kaore i te pai a Hoami ki au
no i don’t like Hoami

a: kia ora
hello
o: kia ora \
hello
A: ko adriana ahua
my name is adriana
O: ko onisty ahau
my name is onisty
A: no hea to whanau
where is your family from
O: no aoteroa. no hea to whanau
new zealand where is your family from

A: no aoterearoa. me kai tatou
new zaeland we’d better eat

O:ae
yes


Tena Koutou

ko te maunga taraua

ko waihine te awa

ko Ngata Kahu te iwi

ko onisty ahau

tena koutou

tena kotou

Tena koutou katoa



Te Arapū Māori
The Māori Alphabet

A E Ha I Kei Eme Ene Nga O Pi Ara Ti U Wa Wha
A E H I K M N Ng O P R T U W Wh

Ko tēnei te Arapū Māori e
This is the Māori alphabet
Kia kore ai tō tātou reo ngaro nē
So our language won’t be lost
Arā, A E Ha I Kei Eme Ene Nga O Pi Ara Ti U Wa Wha
See, A E H I K M N Ng O P R T U W Wh

Ko tēnei te arapū tuhituhi
This is the writing alphabet
Hei āwhina mai I te pānui
It will help me learn how to read
Arā, A E Ha I Kei Eme Ene Nga O Pi Ara Ti U Wa Wha
See, A E H I K M N Ng O P R T U W Wh
Hei Ha!
So there!

Who is your teacher?
Ko wai to kaiaka?

kia tere!
hurry up

hang on/ wait
Taihoa